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Noah

mother! movie review: from WTF to STFU

Mon, Sep 11, 2017
284 comments

Darren Aronofsky’s self-pitying cinematic rending of garments is repulsive, transparent, and pointless. A grotesquely wrapped gift box of utter banality.

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Exodus: Gods and Kings movie review: whites only

Wed, Jan 21, 2015
74 comments

Simultaneously the dullest and the most insulting version of itself it could possibly be. If only it had managed to be campy, that’d be something…

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Noah review: The Bible Episode IV: A New Hope

Sun, Mar 30, 2014
31 comments

A Biblical action disaster fantasy epic that is completely bonkers, endlessly entertaining, and actually religious in that inspiring-and-instructional way.

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is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?

Fri, Feb 14, 2014
26 comments

Paramount is hoping to sell Darren Aronofsky’s Noah to both secular and religious audiences. This’ll be fun to watch…

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what movies are you most looking forward to in 2014?

Mon, Jan 06, 2014
21 comments

The calendar has turned, a new year is here, and it’s a good time to look ahead.

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Noah trailer: oh my god

Fri, Nov 15, 2013
35 comments

This Noah doesn’t seem like a very nice guy. Neither does the Man in the Sky.

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nice analysis of why Princess Leia is so damn cool (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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